The spark flashes from each to each.
The incandescence fuses—
Blooms out of the ghetto pit—
Roars to the sky—
Fans into a fiery liberty tree
Showering its seed to the last beaches of the embattled earth!
—Harry Granick
Chapter Six
Is this a thing, or can it be a man?
Freedom is a hard-bought thing! Frederick expected to remain in New York. He was free, he had money in his pocket, he would find work. He had no plans beyond reaching this big city, where there were Abolitionists who printed papers calling for the freeing of the slaves, and many free Negroes. Here he could work in safety.